The chief of army staff, Olufemi Oluyede has urged the troops to ensure they eradicate bandits in Nigeria.
He stated this while speaking to journalists after he paid an operational visit to the 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Natsinta, Katsina, on Wednesday.
Mr. Olufemi was received by the 17 Brigade commander, Babatunde Omopariola.
The army chief revealed that the troops had recorded successes, so he was in Katsina to charge them to do more in the fight against banditry.
He reiterated that his simple message to the soldiers was for them to sustain the fight until they eliminated the bandits.
His words,”I am on an operational visit to the 17 Brigade. The essence is to appraise their operational activities, look at their challenges and see how fast we can address them so that they can do the job we assigned them to do very well.
“You will agree with me that the Brigade has been doing well. I have come to urge and charge them to do more so that we can eliminate all these bandits from the state, for us to have a safer state to live in.
“Our core responsibility as soldiers is to defend Nigeria, and within that ambit, it is important for us to eliminate all the bandits within this area so that Nigerians can have a place to live in,” he stressed.
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